79.7% of households in Kugluktuk rent their home, a larger share than across Nunavut (80.8%). For web design in Kugluktuk, it is a useful starting point: who is searching, and what they need to see. For CA$119 a month, we set up a professional website with your brand, email on your domain and hosting, with no setup fee.
No setup fee: you only pay the CA$119 monthly fee after you approve your website.
Kugluktuk, NU: the place behind the numbers
With fewer residents than in 2016, the customers who remain in Kugluktuk tend to be loyal, and word of mouth still matters. A website backs that up: it is where people check your hours, confirm your number and send a friend your link.
How Kugluktuk is changing
The population fell from 1,491 in 2016 to 1,382 in 2021 (7.3%). Over the same five years, Nunavut grew 2.5%.
The 2021 Census picture of Kugluktuk
The municipality covers 539 square kilometres of land, about 2.6 people per square kilometre. With a median age of 26.8 (Nunavut: 25.6), the population of Kugluktuk is older than Nunavut overall. The median household income in Kugluktuk was $83,000 in 2020, below the Nunavut median of $118,000, so clear prices matter. Of the 397 households in Kugluktuk, 20.3% own and 79.7% rent.
More 2021 Census figures for Kugluktuk
- Share of residents under 5: 11.2%
- Mean commuting time: 6.3 minutes
- Apprenticeship or trades certificate holders: 7.8%
- Row houses: 53.2% of households
- Couples with children, share of households: 35.4%
Side by side with Nunavut
Residents born in Nunavut: 16.3% in Kugluktuk, against 46.4% across Nunavut. The share of employed residents working at home in May 2021 is 4.0% in Kugluktuk and 7.3% in Nunavut.
Who your customers are in Kugluktuk
45.8% of commuters walk or cycle to work. A landmark or cross street in the address saves people a search.
Short commutes are the norm: 91.7% take less than 15 minutes. Name the parts of Kugluktuk you serve.
Who is in business in Kugluktuk
Kugluktuk had 18 employer businesses in June 2026. Among the most common:
- Hotels, inns and other places to stay (3): rates by season and the rooms with real photos.
Most are small: 50.0% of them had one to four employees. In every one of these sectors, the website that wins is the one that answers questions before the customer has to ask.
Among residents who work, the largest sectors are public administration (34.7%), retail trade (14.7%) and educational services (10.7%).
Before you publish: rules that apply in Nunavut
Putting your business online brings no special licence, but these points are worth checking:
- Consent is at the heart of Canada’s anti-spam legislation (CASL): express consent means someone has agreed, verbally or in writing, to receive a commercial electronic message from you, and senders should be ready to provide proof of that consent. Canada’s anti-spam legislation
- Under Canadian competition law, it is against the law to make materially false or misleading representations to promote a product, service or business interest, and the law also prohibits the unauthorized use or distortion of tests and testimonials. Competition Bureau
General information, not legal advice. Each link goes to the official page, where the details for your situation are.
What happens once you sign up
We have built websites since 2008, with every step handled online. It all runs online, so a Kugluktuk business pays the same CA$119 a month as anyone else in Canada.
- Answer the short sign-up form, which takes about 5 minutes; the rest goes by email.
- Our team builds the pages on a proven professional template and share a temporary link within 3 business days.
- When you are happy with it, you approve, the first CA$119 fee is issued, and the site is published on your domain.
Hosting, the SSL certificate, daily backups and security updates stay with us, and content changes you email in are included.
- A business website or an online store, for the same monthly fee
- Your own domain: bring the one you have, or we help you pick one
- Email on your domain: unlimited accounts, 5 GB in total, webmail and spam filtering
- Hosting, an SSL certificate and a daily backup
- Text, photo and price updates whenever you email us
- Ready within 3 business days on a temporary link
Kugluktuk website questions, answered
How do I keep in touch with the team?
We work online from start to finish. Logo, photos and texts come by email, and you approve the site on a temporary link.
Am I tied in for a year?
No lock-in. The plan is month to month at CA$119, with nothing to pay before you approve the website.
Do I need professional photos?
Your logo, a few photos of your work or premises and a short description of what you offer, all by email. We build the pages and you approve every one.
Can I sell online from Kugluktuk?
Yes. The plan can be an online store with a catalogue, a cart and online payment, for the same CA$119 a month.
When does the site go live?
The first version is ready within 3 business days, on a temporary link. Publication on your domain comes after your approval and the first payment.
Which platform do you use?
On the Aria Platform, which is built on WordPress and set up by our team, so you get a professional site without dealing with the technical side.
Do I pay anything to get started?
No. No setup fee: you only pay the CA$119 monthly fee after you approve your website. No long-term contract. You can stop the service whenever you need to.
Put your Kugluktuk business on the map online
Send your logo and photos once you have signed up; the temporary link follows within 3 business days.
- Census figures for Kugluktuk: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population, data tables 98-10-0002 to 98-10-0458. Reproduced and distributed on an 'as is' basis with the permission of Statistics Canada.
- Businesses: Statistics Canada, Canadian Business Counts, with employees, June 2026 (tables 33-10-1176 and 33-10-1174).
- Numbers come from the official sources above and are updated when new releases come out; distances are measured in a straight line.